Trip Report

MG 3511 Penang, island off mainland Malaysia which we first visited in 1979 and again in 1984. It has really changed! : 2013 Borneo MG 3564 George Town, biggest city on Penang : 2013 Borneo MG 3574 George Town from the waterfront : 2013 Borneo MG 3585 Views out to Straits of Malacca : 2013 Borneo MG 3606 Feeding the birds : 2013 Borneo MG 3801 Beautiful high rises with sea views : 2013 Borneo
MG 3586 Many old colonial homes on the waterfront : 2013 Borneo MG 3587 Another waterfront old colonial mansion : 2013 Borneo MG 3777 Because of the historical status of George Town, buildings must be restored, not demolished : 2013 Borneo MG 3771 another cemetery : 2013 Borneo MG 3614 : 2013 Borneo MG 3615 For hire : 2013 Borneo
IMG 3620 Debbie playing colonialist : 2013 Borneo MG 3635 Jim up close with the canons : 2013 Borneo MG 3639 from 1798 : 2013 Borneo MG 3686 Many communities built over the water to avoid taxes : 2013 Borneo MG 3685 Our group heading out on the Chew Jetty : 2013 Borneo MG 3687 Jim bring up the rear : 2013 Borneo
MG 3688 A whole family settlement build over the water : 2013 Borneo MG 3692 View from the Jetty over to the car ferry to the mainland : 2013 Borneo MG 3703 Another jetty with George Town in the background : 2013 Borneo MG 3707 Backside of the Chew Jetty : 2013 Borneo MG 3700 Looking over to mainland Malayasia : 2013 Borneo MG 3722 a church : 2013 Borneo
MG 3595 We stayed here with 4 month old son, best hotel in town, back in 1978 : 2013 Borneo MG 3766 Eastern& Oriental Hotel still a fabulous place to stay : 2013 Borneo MG 3728 : 2013 Borneo MG 3732 Lots of motorcycles : 2013 Borneo MG 3737 transporting goods : 2013 Borneo MG 3740 1 too many on the motorcycle and there is a helmet law : 2013 Borneo
MG 3747 Typical street scene in George Town : 2013 Borneo MG 3748 flowers for sale : 2013 Borneo MG 3750 : 2013 Borneo MG 3752 : 2013 Borneo MG 3785 School children on a field trip : 2013 Borneo IMG 3788 Debbie with the other dragon : 2013 Borneo
IMG 3790 Jim and the giant foo dog : 2013 Borneo MG 3762 Street art : 2013 Borneo MG 3798 Malay housing leaving George Town on way to resort : 2013 Borneo MG 3804 more local housing : 2013 Borneo MG 3538 Fishing boats : 2013 Borneo MG 3556 View of the ocean on way to Batu Feringgi : 2013 Borneo
MG 3830 Water activities viewed from our balcony : 2013 Borneo MG 3913 Lots of Arab guests on holiday : 2013 Borneo MG 3927 : 2013 Borneo MG 3911 lots of water toys on the beach in Batu Feringgi : 2013 Borneo MG 3896 : 2013 Borneo MG 3835 Check out what they're wearing : 2013 Borneo
MG 3838 : 2013 Borneo MG 3935 riding the banana boat in lovely atire : 2013 Borneo MG 3848 jet ski : 2013 Borneo MG 3947 : 2013 Borneo MG 3840 Sunset over Penang : 2013 Borneo